July 25th, 2017
By Christopher Nye
Yesterday the International Monetary Fund cut its forecasts for UK growth this year, saying that recent evidence showed that the economy is weakening. The IMF now...
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July 24th, 2017
By Christopher Nye
Last week the euro strengthened by more than three cents against sterling and hit a two-year high against the US dollar. It does seem to be on the march, especially...
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July 23rd, 2017
By Christopher Nye
Did you know that the day after Britain voted to withdraw from the European Union on 23 June 2016, sterling opened at US$1.487 before closing at US$1.3678? That was a...
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July 21st, 2017
By Christopher Nye
Sterling ended last week so hopeful and expectant having strengthened across the board last Friday. Yesterday, following the European Central Bank meeting it continued...
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July 20th, 2017
By Christopher Nye
All told, it was a pretty quiet day yesterday, but given the recent, often overwhelming, spate of political and economic data we’ve had, it was a welcome period of calm...
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